Published July 12, 2018 in Warp & Woof Ramping Up Summer Ground Game Coming William Sundwick Over the last few weeks I’ve been in a real funk over the daily outrage in the news cycle. I sometimes feel like my only solace is to unplug myself from the outside world. But, something inside me runsContinue reading “Ramping Up”
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American Politics for the 21st Century
Published June 4, 2018 in Warp & Woof American Politics for the 21st Century Making the Old New Again William Sundwick Something has happened to the American political order in the last few years – both before and since the last Presidential election. Neither major political party is “your father’s” Democratic or Republican Party. PartisansContinue reading “American Politics for the 21st Century”
It’s Tax Time Again!
Published March 1, 2018 in Warp & Woof It’s Tax Time Again! Random Grumbles and Philosophy William Sundwick Do you believe that all taxes are theft? Or, do you simply fear you may not be able to correctly determine how much you owe the IRS, because your income taxes have become so complex? MaybeContinue reading “It’s Tax Time Again!”
Root and Branch: Why Is Weeding My Garden So Exhilarating?
Published July 26, 2017 in Warp & Woof Root and Branch: Why Is Weeding My Garden So Exhilarating? William Sundwick By mid-July, it was a sad portrait of neglect and decay. Back in early Spring, it wasn’t nearly so bad. A modest amount of care had dealt with it. Something had happened to my gardenContinue reading “Root and Branch: Why Is Weeding My Garden So Exhilarating?”
Link from Vox
Lessons of GA06: Dems still need better candidates … and, grass roots support just isn’t enough!
Making of a Lefty
Published June 17, 2017 in Warp & Woof Making of a Lefty Populism Isn’t Only for the Right William Sundwick Things have changed in American politics over the last hundred years. In 1917, there was a Democratic Party that had embraced the soul of the Progressive Era (started by Republicans), seemingly dedicated to a “FairContinue reading “Making of a Lefty”
The Russian Bear and 21st Century Geopolitics
Published May 26, 2017 in Warp & Woof The Russian Bear and 21stCentury Geopolitics William Sundwick Many of us are old enough to remember a mid-century exposure to national security, and the “way the world worked,” reinforced not just by the competition with the Soviet Union (“The Communists”), but also by our understanding of WorldContinue reading “The Russian Bear and 21st Century Geopolitics”
The Professional Class in America: Time to Step Aside?
Published April 26, 2017 in Warp & Woof The Professional Class in America: Time to Step Aside? William Sundwick Lately, there has been much written about the changing role in American politics (perhaps, Western democracies, in general) of the upper middle class – we are now calling them the “professional class.” How did this socialContinue reading “The Professional Class in America: Time to Step Aside?”
Link from The Nation
New party comin’ round in USA? I could join … maybe takeover of Dems is a bit much, tho’!
Link from The Hill
Bernie Sanders’ main strength has always been that “I” next to his name, that’s why he re-registered as Independent after the primary. Dem apparatchiks who think that hurts him as spiritual leader of party don’t understand American political dynamics … future belongs to left, get ppl off their sofas to vote, don’t waste time tryingContinue reading “Link from The Hill”
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